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WWE Wrestlers Who Identify As LGBTQ+

For decades, homosexuality was an uncomfortable subject in the WWE. For example, Dustin Rhodes' Goldust persona pretended to be lgbtq+, using homosexuality as a means to draw heat, while Chris Kanyon, who was legitimately gay, hid his sexuality to prohibit it from causing him any professional turmoil.

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More wrestlers than ever before are coming out as part of the LGBTQ+ community, with these major names being superb examples in and out of the ring.

Today, most fans accept that talent comes in all shapes, sizes, colors, and sexualities. Wrestling fans have get much more accepting of the LGBTQ community. This has, in turn, resulted in more LGBTQ voice in wrestling today than ever before. Here are 13 WWE wrestlers, past or present, who name as LGBTQ.

UPDATE: 2025/05/01 20:00 EST BY BENJAMIN VIEIRA

The LGBTQ+ group has come a distant way in professional wrestling. In the past, the community was not given much respect when it came to the storylines that they were represented in. However, in 2025, things have thankfully changed for the better. Many wrestlers are finally

WWE wrestling star comes out as gay

The testosterone-fuelled world of professional wrestling marked a notable first as Darren Adolescent became the sport's first openly lgbtq+ active athlete.

The Nature Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) wrestler made the announcement to the TMZ.com entertainment website after being asked if he believed a gay player could be successful.

"Absolutely. Look at me. I'm a WWE superstar and to be honest with you, I'll inform you right now, I'm gay. And I'm happy," New said in Los Angeles.

Young said he believed his fellow wrestlers would acquire no problems with his decision to be open about his sexual orientation.

"We're all adults. All sports are physical. When I arrive to work, I come to work," he said.

"Some people might not love it, and some people will prefer it.

"I'm happy with who I am. I'm comfortable with myself. I'm hoping to be proficient to make a difference. It's very important to me that people grasp that someone's sexual preference doesn't really matter."

The WWE later welcomed Young's comments in a expression on the organisation's

WWE Wrestler Announces He's Gay

Not a gimmick, not an angle (yet!), and done in the least showy way imaginable.

TMZ's cameras found Darren Young (real name: Fred Rosser) waiting for his bags at an airport, and asked him if he reflection a gay wrestler could be successful. Young laughed, realizing this was how the first publicly lgbtq+ wrestler was going to come out.

“Absolutely. Look at me. I’m a WWE Superstar and to be honest with you, I’ll tell you right now I’m gay and I’m happy. Very happy.”

"Does it matter to you?" Immature asked the photographer, and everyone. "Does it alter what you think about me?"

There have been male lover wrestlers, of course, some of them out to their co-workers (from John Cena's comments, it seems like Young's orientation was no secret in the locker room). But the big-time promotions have never been particularly enlightened. More often, characters like Gorgeous George and Goldust resort to stereotypes for some cheap gay panic heat. Mid-carders like Chris Kanyon and Orlando Jordan contain come out after exiting WWE, and backstage presence Pat Patterson came out only after his wrestling career ended *.

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WWE has officially signed its first out LGBTQ wrestler under the newly launched WWE ID recruitment initiative. Independent wrestler Aaron Rourke, known by his sound name Evil Gay, was announced as the latest signee during a extraordinary edition of Wrestling Expose on IWTV, the independent pro wrestling streaming service. The signing marks a historic moment not only for Rourke but for WWE's commitment to diversity and inclusion in professional wrestling.

“I’ve been dreaming of this moment since I was a kid, and I have to express gratitude everyone who has gotten me here. To my doubters and the people who said this couldn’t be possible, thank you because your criticisms and your judgments made me the workhorse I am today. For anyone who has been told that their dreams are too big, let me be the example that you absolutely can,"  Rourke said in an emotional utterance after receiving the contract. 

   
 

 A Rising Star in LGBTQ Wrestling

Aaron Rourke’s journey to WWE has been anything but easy, but his success in the independent wrestling circuit proves his dedication and resilience. The New England-based wrestler has become a familiar mention in multiple promotions,

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The Planet Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) is an show company that is known primarily for its professional wrestling. When someone mentions the WWE, thoughts of zany antics, colorful costumes, staged choreography, hard-hitting jumps from the ropes and really poor acting are the things that flood the minds of people. Watching buff men, ripped bodies in sweat, toss themselves around a boxing size sound can be entertaining, if that’s your form of amusement. Is it any surprise that there have been several gay men in the WWE, but it wasn’t until 2013 when someone came out WHILE PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM? Who it is — you’ll have to peruse to find out.

One of the first gay wrestlers was Canadian Pat Patterson. He began his wrestling career in 1958 in Montreal, wrestling at the Palais des Sports. He began his career as “Killer” Pat Patterson, but in 1962, when